Future of the Parkway

The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a dynamic work in progress. Over the past few years, several great improvements were made to the Parkway, thanks to the combined efforts of cultural institutions, organizations such as the Center City District, Fairmount Park, and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and generous public and foundation funding. The enhancements include: 

• Opening of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building
• Dramatic lighting of sculptures and building facades
• Improved Parkway Museums District signage
• Renovation of Aviator Park, at 20^th & the Parkway
• Restoration of Logan Square, and new, safer pedestrian crossings around the Square
• Renovation of Triangle Park, and the opening of Café Cret, at 16^th & the Parkway
• Completion of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's underground parking and sculpture garden 

And there is so much more to come in the near future:

• Relocation of the Barnes Foundation collection to the Parkway (scheduled to open in 2012)
• Renovation and expansion of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Parkway Central building (renovations are in progress; their major addition is in fundraising phase)
• Renovation of Sister Cities Plaza, in front of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, into a lovely park, with a water feature and glass-walled gallery area (scheduled to be completed in 2011)
• Extensive Parkway public landscape projects, which will make our unique boulevard much more pedestrian and bike friendly, and greatly enhance its beauty (most projects will be completed by 2011) 

This is a truly exciting time on the Parkway - stay tuned!